Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System

Arabica

Coffee Impact

Beneficial to coffee

Cultivation

Planted

Natural

Tree Management

Propagated by seeds.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses

Food
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal

Used for its antibiotic effects. Used for carpentry as it is a long-lasting lumber, used for the manufacture of poles and furniture.

Farm Services

Coffee Shade
Windbreak
Carbon Capture

Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.

Biodiversity Benefits

Yes

Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Flowers and fruits attract a huge variety of fauna. In addition to its fruits being very desired by birds and fruit-eating mammals, its flowers attract pollinators that can benefit crops. Large concentration of insects that visit these trees attract many resident and migratory birds, including several slender-billed insectivores.

Citations

Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/;

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org/;

World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org/;

Universidad Nacional de Colombia. (2024). Nombres Comunes de las Plantasde Colombia. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/;

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/

Calophyllum brasiliense

Maria, Aceite, Aceite María, Acuje, Calambuca, María, Barcino, Caucho, Cerezo

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Milchinche, champo, guayaba de leche